The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
1oCxED.Ur MrIroN BAnIoN.
A visit 70 the Hm,nent Minstrel In Ludie~
street Jail.

1VOAhD~UE hbSAUN D6SssVWs
A visit to the Hu,nent Minstrel In Luaiovv
street JAN.
Ono OF the boss laugh makers Of America
IA ia hole. In other words, Milton O. Barlow
In in Ludlow street jail Ho IL going to stay
.hero. too. until next March, because Just now
he happens TO BIO dead broke Milton is In that
condition which would BIO described by q law
yer a. I'm contempt OF court" The fact 10
that Milton has had u little difficulty with Mrs.
Barlow. which no calls case Of tho green
eyed lobster" However. Mrs.. Barlow has cat
isned court OF law IN Rochester thEt her
husband wasn't Just what ho ought to DO, and,
IS a consequence. tho nuptlal knot hns beon
united. Milton didn't happen to have In his
elothos n little matter Of $500 for counsel fees,
slimony. writs OF error. and SO on, and In order
10 satisfy tho majesty Of tho law he was put
behind the bars Of Ludlow street jail last Fob
ruary. Since that time he hns mainly boon
employed eating soup. playing poker, and
Giving negro minstrel shows In tho jnil.
Milton G. Barlow Is one OF the most noted
minstrel comedians this country has ever pro-
duced. He is known In every city and village
from Maine TO California as the creator Of the
character. "Old Black joe" and as tho i'm
perecnator OF that tynioal old darky He has
made and lost several fortunes as negro mill
Strel. and would to-day II he were free, COM
SION an lie is ono Of the best story tellers that
eyor told u Ne. He can varnish falsehoad
can crack tho wormiest OF chestnuts and find
meat In them and when 1t comes TO telling
s sSs s salss south n u &sssn snd
Dixon's line used to point at him on the street:
Oar gees (, e.. de e, man dat kin make Niger
A;osrnnlist called to SEQ Milton tho, othor
day, He had some difficulty IN ringing the bell
alarm in tho corridors because he was loaded
down with the following list OF groceries. pur-
chased In an East Houston street grocery:
ss pps Ssnass q bns
T psEls bSsachod and full Of vino ''A
quart; Of onion: juicy sacc: s ssnts
sssHs III s @
sss fiss sisss Is
ally cents
The echoes OF the bell Ind scarcely died
away IN tho jail wher the door was opened e by
MAs s SALARY for and humSy
Il. db5sposed M!nslrslE in CONVECTION Win the
opened the. door to examine the groceries
Then Wo9d
stairs 70 MI Barlow; and that GeHtle Ma cane me
sssns st sast so and chippsr Said
aas Rof STe aa
ssHs sss By S5fss WIZ
little games 81 draw and an occasional i'm
viii have to remain here until next March,
but the imprisonment af,ords me an n oppoe l;
prny fo comes
sSss ssT y isSssss and
band. containing soup. He said. with great
The great minstrel accented the invitation to
oF, e dhe Mi Bsro@ ssd to
good dsSEy story tori oi hs reason bong The
mouths IS words he talks more VIZ, VIII
sai Rs s see Wiz Ils lips and liz
tion Of those useful member, , assists I;s him
Sce VII simnsts the negro ps,ps mum
was the beet Negro &c comedian you ever
@s IL my opinion Luxe schooicrait. Who was
favorfto in New York for many years. could
bers Of TIC San Ftansisso Minstrel Gompanyf"
deeo dsa % ss
ago. William yelling, the second tenor Is in
5 % IL ths sy e aea
singing In opera: He has q beautiful voice. but
never achieved because hs
operate stage depends as much on. the dra-
matte art Of nan as e, on the quality Of his his
oopstitutsd the original California quartet
sI The sH%esh 81 sss
ss.4s rs GSss; sssassrsS fse;
Charley Backus lies underneath the sod In a
siiafs vsqd s'' %snz
spsnds his x w In
ana H L. e1nsa
he as ssas 81 %sasA e
William Bernard Is IN Ban Francisco. brokering
real sssssns Kim wsath z fiat and
Oh The Eprcpean plan. Gongenial Billy Birch s
esnoss u {. p9aS
,..l. Yhin nsla%X deser'orassd In recent
SRnaGn y has not" replied Mil n11a
Snio S pIcEie as DO this" disrssssd Nj Bar.
ne 1sS ssG S1I n By
sn: s sa pIstlss j. pistlss ana shsy sOs't
xessns Ed Ss way % %s 5dn get bnoh
psraS green our pickles, vinegar 'em as we
h. sontinHsd, 3D.. apostrophizing II th hs
me Il minstrelsy was deter oratine. In my opln-
Ion the genuine negro minstrel performances.
Ind idealizsd By art. win alwayo be popular.
Espeelally e tbs true Of that portion Of the
e soon ss : minstrel company strikes . town
qharlss.on. Franhktort and all down through
Mid with delight. In Charleston have known
them more than once to force the theatre door
the streets on the evening previous to the per-
fQrmanco the Sidewalks are packed with OK
solid as Q herring box ten minutes win usually